Whilst on placement, I taught the whole of the Shape topic within Mathematics. From completing a pre-learning assessment I understood that the children have different levels of secure knowledge in their learning. Therefore I devised the following plan. The G&T child of the class (A) is to aim achieve mastery within the lesson. I made use of my TA’s to ensure that children’s needs were met. … Continue reading Quadrilaterals and Triangles

I devised a number of lessons on how children were to use a number line to add two numbers together. I understood that in order for children to be able to do this, they need to be provided with the opportunity to use manipulative objects. The following images show a lesson that I devised which allowed children to add numbers using cubes. STANDARDS 3 – … Continue reading Year 1 Maths

During my time over placement, after each lesson, I completed a traffic light monitoring sheet which informed me whether each child achieved the learning objective. Not only this, but I logged any misconceptions the children had so that I could address them in the following lessons. Here are some I completed…. STANDARDS 2 – Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes 6 – … Continue reading Progression Grids

During professional practice, I regularly communicated with the other year 4 member of staff, where we shared planning, resource and guidance. STANDARDS 8 – develop an effective professional relationship with colleagues. Continue reading Relationship with Colleagues

As a group, we devised a lesson plan that was backed up by research to show how we would assist a child for whom English was an Additional Language in our class. STANDARDS 1 – stretch goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions. 5 – Have a clear understanding of all the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN; … Continue reading EAL Presentation – Maths

The images below show a reflection that I developed after a lesson I had directed. It is evident to see that I have demonstrated here that I have been able to use questioning that has guided me to develop a thorough reflection that identifies both the children’s learning and my teaching. From conducting this reflection it identified the next steps that I needed to address … Continue reading Reflection of Teaching

Our notion for the plan of action involved in us taking a modern approach to learning. We developed our knowledge of the impact of how new popular culture could be incorporated into our lessons to stimulate engaging lessons. Research demonstrated to us that popular culture has a significant impact on pupils’ writing as shown below… It seemed inevitable to us that teachers should include popular culture … Continue reading English Plan of Action

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